4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (773+ words) Both sides remain dug in rhetorically, with U. S. President Donald Trump warning that "lots of bombs" will "start going off" if there's no agreement before the ceasefire deadline, which he put as Wednesday, and Iran's chief negotiator saying that Tehran has…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1168+ words) Many Iran-backed militias are funded through the Iraqi state budget and embedded within the security apparatus, drawing criticism from the United States and other countries that have borne the brunt of their attacks and say Baghdad has failed to take…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (379+ words) The prospect of a second round of talks was uncertain Tuesday after Iran's chief negotiator said Iran would not negotiate in the face of threats while U. S. President Donald Trump offered mixed messages about the path ahead for the U. S. war against…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (342+ words) By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press The Associated Press SEATTLE SEATTLE (AP) " An Iranian citizen who was indicted more than a decade ago on charges that he shipped military sonar equipment from the U. S. to Iran in violation of Iranian extradited to US…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (213+ words) Ongoing attacks in the West Bank and continued devastation in Gaza dims the prospect for a two-state solution, said Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Pr'vot ahead of the meeting Monday. He is co-hosting the meeting with the EU's top diplomat, Kaja…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1745+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was "very close to over" in clips of an interview set to air Wednesday, while the U. S. military said its blockade on Iranian ports had been "fully implemented." Pakistan said Tuesday it was…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (803+ words) In a statement after the two-hour session ended, the State Department praised the two sides for what it called "productive discussions on steps toward launching direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon." Hezbollah opposed the direct talks and was not represented,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (393+ words) As of Monday, she was 16 days old after being born here in the mud, said her mother, Haifa Kenjo. Kenjo, 34, was nine months pregnant when Israeli attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahiyeh sent her, her husband and their 2-year-old…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (591+ words) Neither side indicated what will happen after the 14-day ceasefire expires. Pakistani mediators urged all parties to maintain it. "We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (677+ words) It was not the homecoming they had anticipated when they fled to Lebanon six years ago. The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the…...